Annual reports are presented for the academic year 1980-1981 from 49 states (except Maine), the District of Columbia, and three Canadian provinces focusing on problems, issues, achievements, and other areas of interest to the postsecondary education community. Specific topics include the following: long-range plans for higher education, desegregation, off-campus program review, new program approval, new programs moratorium, new branch campuses, the structure and function of postsecondary commissions, academic library master planning, appropriations, tuition and fees, capital budget formula, fiscal and policy analyses, fiscal constraints, student aid computerization, student loans and other financial aid, energy conservation, governance and regulation, consortium, statutory responsibilities, institutional licensure, statewide databases, equal opportunity and affirmative action, legislation, open entry/exit, enrollment trends, graduate assistants, military base programs, cooperative programs, student transfer programs, lifelong learning, educational information centers, the relationship between business and higher education, occupational services and programs, vocational/technical education funding, health sciences education, nontraditional education, educational television, quality improvement, student performance standards, student advisement, degrees conferred, student exchange programs, medical education programs, veterinary medicine, reduced federal funding impact, budget reductions, collective bargaining, aid to private institutions, teacher education, adult education, part-time students, needs of American Indians, the disadvantaged, status of women, and basic skills. (SW)